He who comes from hell is not afraid of hot
ashes....
ANNIYAN
Direction: Shankar
Original Music: Harris Jayaraj
Stunts: Peter Haynes
Visual Effects: Big Freeze , London
Cast:Vikram, Sada, Prakash Raj
Sound Mix: DTS
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
"A devout and meek ordinary man
and lawyer by the day and an undertaker by night who goes all out
against the bad elements of the society with his gruesome murders ,
Ramanujam makes every kill a very gruesome and artistic one and is
inspired by the Garuda Puranam, The book of Hell. His idea is that
such a murder will reverberate with shock and awe in the
society."
Viewer comments
-"Groundbreaking Tamil cinema
visuals ".....
" Imagine The Matrix and The Crow"......
-"This is a film that should, sorry will, change the face of Tamil
cinema forever"
-"a must-see for all Tamil cinema lovers"....
- "The movie plot of Multiple Personality Disorder on a stylish
scale"....
- "He flies, He fights like Neo, and survives after being
frozen!"....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anniyan
Anniyan (Aparichithudu in Telugu; Aparichit in Hindi) is a 2005
high-budget Tamil movie. It's the first Indian movie to be dubbed
into French and then released worldwide in French-speaking
countries. Columbia Tristar had recently acquired the French
dubbing rights. The film was a mega-blockbuster playing for 240
days in Tamil Nadu and 150 days in Kerala. Further more Anniyan was
dubbed to Hindi as Aparichit which performed averagely, considering
the movie came from the southern part of the country
The movie stars the actors Vikram, Prakash Raj, Sadha, and Vivek.
The film is directed by S. Shankar of Gentleman fame. The score and
soundtrack, composed by Harris Jayaraj, was released on April 27,
2005.The motion picture took over two years to complete (2003 to
2005). The film was the most expensive Tamil feature film made
costing Rs.26.38 crores.
Anniyan is the story of Ramanujam "Ambi" Iyengar (Vikram), a
brahmin lawyer who suffers from Multiple Personality Disorder. Ambi
is an innocent and honest lawyer. If he comes across anyone not
obeying the rules he files cases against them but all his efforts
go in vain.
His constant habit to be perfect in rules and honesty leads him to
develop a Multiple Personality Disorder in which a new character in
him grows as anniyan (outsider) and starts a website called
www.anniyan.com
to hear people's complaints. This anniyan is a violent man and the
Ambi in him whenever he comes across a person who does not obey
rules he makes complaints in his website. When he is Anniyan, he
goes and kills them by methods used for torturing people in hell.
He apparently takes the definition of these methods from the Garuda
Purana.
Influences
Influences from S. Shankar's other popular films like Indian and
Gentleman have been noted. The use of the time-slice method in the
film, as with The Matrix films and earlier used by Shankar in his
film Nayak, as well as the Farah Khan directed Main Hoon Na, proved
popular with the audience. The Special Effects were provided by Big
Freeze, a department based in London. Art Direction for the film
was provided by Sabu Cyril. The movie Se7en is also said to be an
influence as it too deals with a serial killer who punishes those
who sin.
Box Office
The film was simultaniously released in Tamil and Telugu (as
Aparachitidu). Both versions were record breaking blockbusters. The
film opened in 368 centres worldwide and grossed a stunning Rs.50
million in its opening week and grossed Rs. 500 million in its
first 50 days and eventually grossed Rs. 145 million. . It was
later dubbed into Hindi as Aparachit - The Stranger which was a
flop[2](it grossed just Rs 30 million). It also became the first
Indian film to dubbed into French.
Some facts:
*Imported fighters as well as martial artists from all over the
state were used in the multi-opponent fight scene.
*For the first time in Indian films the time-slicing technique used
earlier in "The Matrix" was used for this film. Time-slicing is
about numerous stills on a camera system consisting of 120 cameras,
a special ring and precise control in post-production to achieve a
frozen-time effect. This film used this for an action scene
superbly choreographed by Peter Haynes.
*The most expensive movie in Indian history with the budget set at
263.8 million rupees. At the end of the run, the film grossed
almost three times the total, at RS 745 million.
